The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04
QUEEN" ANTOINETTE.
Why She Was Not Buried in the
Far West.
IOuGH CASE, CAL, Sept. II.

ME at last, which through mere care
iessness passed and repassed this new
home I've found in the West. So you
seem astonished that should still find
INV wild dream so much to my fancy
when once | have had full experiences
of the good and the bad? Well. Nora,
I'll tell you how twas that l came to
shun the worlds homage and bury my
name forever from sight.
After Charlie came hCme from his
hard life of study in Naples and Rome.
it seemed to me somehow that there
was change in his manner toward me
perhaps it was strange that noticed
Mt all his indifferent way; but lovers
engaged-are quite apt to display more
pointed attention than he cared to show
(and we acre engaged then, dear Nora.
you know, and were to have married
chat winter). His eyes would rove
from my features, and searching the
skies would seek out star looking
most like the one he was wont to gaze
IN when his studies were done-away
.poke of the azure that vaulted the sky,
and the long. perfect days compared to
which ours are grizzled and gray and
gloomy. The hours dragged duly
when he was beside me-oh, me! The
signs that l noticed were signs one
could see without the fond eyes of a
lover!
One day he came in as usual-simply
TO pay his respects and to ask after me.
[ came down dressed in that stylish
3ras grain morning gown (you remem-
Der l loaned you the pattern, my
childO. He looked at me earnestly,
fondly, then smiled. and laying his
hand kindly on my blonde head-"Lit-
tie Toinette, he softly and tenderly
said. Il came, dear, to ask strange
question to-day and to tell You It's bet
ter that go away-back to Rome and
to Naples. And. furthermore. dear
stop, Charlie!' 1 cried, mot one
word will l hear more than those You
have uttered! If you care to go, no
mere word of mine-no yes or no
mo- will affect your plans in the
ieast-so, good-dayr' And full OF
the bitterest anger away from his
presence 1 marched in my stateliest
tread and threw myself down on my
little white bed to sob out my grief.
Oh. the week that l passed! And
then how the terrible news came at
last that Charley had really sailed off
to Rome. and my aunt said: 1.-The
goodness knows when he'll come
home!" and .'Such people aerer know
when they're well off ~ But was too
heart-sick and sorry to scoff at the only
kinswoman have upon earth-for you
know that my dear mother died at my
birth, and papa soon after-but just
moped about until the cold weather
had worn itself out, and spring came
once more.
Then one day CHANGED to read in a
newspaper, through which l glanced
Ito take my thoughts off from myself.
now out West settlement was then
greatly distressed at want of teacher
selves. and their daughters and sons.
Ipounced on the paragraph. took it to
aunt, who said in her own dry, terse
way that "You shan't think of it, even,
What. you, you young child. go out to
a country 50 savage and wild-where
bears and papooses and Indians rove
10y thousands through every dark sugar
tree grove! What, You, Antionette.
with your pale angel-face-a rich heir
ess at that-teach a rough-living race
for humanity's sake?" and her Sevres
cup trembled violently. Of course she
gave up-in due time-and, in the soft
April weather, my aunt and l came
away out West together-and we've
been here FIVE months.
l wish You could see our little log
cabin beneath a pine tree, which the
miners have fashioned as well as they
could and walled it and trimmed il
with every known wood the forests OF
old California could boast! And the
miners themselves! A regular host
met us when aunt and / landed y
There came from among them a wo-
man. who gave us her name-"Nancy
Blizzers welcomed us to their
rude town, while the men stood about
shame-faced, awkward and brown
big. tall sturdy giants afraid, dear.
of me.
We went home with Nancy, who
made US our teal call it that, dear,
by the time of the day, though there
wasn't leaf from the realms of Cathay
within many odd miles!
The next day went to the "school
house" they'd made for me out of a
tent, and almost laughed, Nora (and
almost cried, too), when a big-fsted
man showed me what he could do, and
spelled "baker" proudly, correctly, and
said: I've got to two Syllabus,
haven't i, now, Ned?"
''Why, that's nice, answered him,
touched in the heart 1 thought Charlie
took with him.
I'm do my part, and before sum-
mer's gone you'll be reading, trust
me-
Thunder said Ned, who was tall
rs tree and straight as an arrow.
Thunder" said 1; ''whY, l see NO